NBPA Charity League - Having Problems W/ Screenshots. TBC

[akokulit]

NBPA President Announces the Opening of the NBPA Charity League


NBPA President, Derek Fisher announced the opening of a charity league after this year's playoffs. Proceeds will go to the foundations that the players in the league have. This will be the first time players from the NBA get a league that is independent from the management of the NBA itself. Fisher has revealed all the details of the league during the LA Lakers' press conference after their second bout with the Dwight Howard-led team, Orlando Magic.

The league, according to Fisher, will be a 32-team tournament from the players of the NBA. Each match will be played at Rucker Park in Manhattan, New York. Games will be held daily from 7am until 9pm. The champions will receive $50,000.

Teams will consist of three players: a center, a forward and a guard. The players signed up before the playoffs and garnered enough to hold the league. 32 centers, 32 forwards and 32 guards from the official list of the NBPA members. Each player that joined have donated $10,000 for the foundations and a percent for the association.

"The league only accepts players that spent their time, mostly on the bench. The maximum minutes per game that the player recieved last season should not exceed 21 minutes. Those that played 21MPG and below were invited to play in this league. Every player that you will see in this league have donated ten grand. You can really see the player's passion to charity with this tournament." Fisher stated.

Games will not be televised but can be watched over YouTube with copyright protection from the NBPA.


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AKOKULIT'S CLIPBOARD

• Games will be simmed using the Blacktop Mode. CPU vs. CPU
• I have chosen the players that will join this tournament.
• They have been randomly teamed by a random sampler.
• The tournament bracket is also random.
• I did not include star players in this league so matches will be unpredictable.
• There will be a prediction game so we can see who's following this. If less than 3 responded, I'm less likely to continue.

[akokulit]

Scoring: 3 points for correct, 1 point for wrong.

1. C-77 - 10
1. Ratrac - 10
1. thierryhenry50. - 10
1. JaoSming - 10
1. 1goal - 10
2. Martti. - 8
2. Lamrock - 8
3.
4.
5.

[akokulit]

FIRST ROUND
Pachulia / Udoka / Redick vs. McGee / Wright / Price
Armstrong / Batum / Dixon vs. Hollins / Cardinal / Weaver
Smith / Speights / Bowen vs. Thomas / Jones /Wafer
Petro / Balkman / Ross vs. Koufos / Radmanovic / House

SECOND ROUND


QUARTER-FINALS


SEMI-FINALS


FINALS



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Click here for the tournament bracket.

[akokulit]

[Cartar]

Great idea, you've got a follower right here. In my opinion the favourites are Oden/Moore/Ollie, Lopez/Carney/Crittenton, Magloire/Walton/McCants and Ratliff/Andersen/Pavlovic. The bottom seeding looks little stronger.

[Shabron]

oooh i like:

Kosta Koufos
Vladimir Radmanovic
Eddie House

&

Fabricio Oberto
Anthony Randolph
Marco Bellineli

[kibaxx7]

Really liking the idea Yeah, perhaps do it with stars would be more exciting, but then it would be very easy in the predictions.
*runs away and writes the charity league idea for his own association*

[ohvitser12]

im holding my thumbs for deandre,bass and sergio rodriguez

[Martti.]

My favorites are :

Chris Wilcox
Jared Dudley
Brent Barry

Darko Milicic
Tim Thomas
Luther Head

Brian Scalabrine
Leon Powe
Bobby Jackson

Tony Battie
Danilo Gallinari
Stephon Marbury

Really lovin' the idea! Haven't seen this before... How the hell do you sim with 3 players on the team though? By lottery?

[kibaxx7]

How the hell do you sim with 3 players on the team though? By lottery?

He said he will sim in NBA Blacktop mode.

[Fresh8]

Good concept. I wil be reading.

[akokulit]

Really liking the idea Yeah, perhaps do it with stars would be more exciting, but then it would be very easy in the predictions.
*runs away and writes the charity league idea for his own association*

Hahah... I've read this little phrase...


Anyway. I'll be posting the matches later on. What I've did this morning was edit the courts and the jerseys so they will look better in screenshots because the Rucker Park is just empty. They look boring.

[Cartar]

How does the prediction game works, just post the winners of the matchups?

[C-77]

Very good idea

My favorites are:
Kurt Thomas
James Jones
Von Wafer

Darko Milicic
Tim Thomas
Luther Head

Jason Collins
Jason Maxiell
Jose Juan Barea

[newc]

Fabricio Oberto
Anthony Randolph
Marco Bellineli

the winners )

[akokulit]

How does the prediction game works, just post the winners of the matchups?

In random days of the week, I'll be posting a questionnaire. Just like later, and then there, you choose who wins the matches.

[akokulit]

I found a typo in the tournament. Danilo Gallinari and Stephon Marbury will be teaming up with Nazr Mohammed. Not Tony Battie. Sorry for that.

[akokulit]

1. Which team will win?
a. Zaza Pachulia / Ime Udoka / J.J. Redick
b. Javale McGee / Brandan Wright / Ronnie Price

2. Which team will win?
a. Hilton Armstrong / Nicolas Batum / Juan Dixon
b. Ryan Hollins / Brian Cardinal / Kyle Weaver

3. Which team will grab more rebounds?
Joe Smith / Mareese Speights / Bruce Bowen
Kurt Thomas / James Jones / Von Wafer

4. On the Koufous/Radmanovic/House vs. Petro/Balkman/Ross matchup, will Radman shoot more than 3 threes?
a. Yes
b. No

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NOTE: To answer, just post like this.

1. a or b
2. a or b
3. a or b
4. a or b

Deadline would be 48 hours from the time of this edit.

[Lamrock]

I like the idea of this. The prediction game is a total ripoff but... 1. A 2. A 3. B 4. B

[akokulit]

NBPA Changes Charity League Venue
The Arena in Manhattan, New York

NBPA President Derek Fisher announced a change of venue of the league, yesterday after their Game 3 loss against the Orlando Magic. The now venue of the NBPA Charity BBall league would be at the Arena in Manhattan, New York, just a mile away from Rucker Park.

"The Rucker Park management decided not to have the event at the place for the reason that they do not want charity events happening down their courts" said Greg Marius, the Entertainer's Basketball Classic CEO. But he said he was just joking after some seconds. "Nah... we just think that Rucker Park is just so small to handle the capacity crowd" he followed.

[akokulit]

versus

RED TEAM (Udoka / Redick / Pachulia)
Redick is a good shooter and he will handle the ball.
Pachulia will work in the post
Udoka will have to defend in a freelance manner if they want to defend the ball well.

GREEN TEAM (Wright / Price / McGee)
They are generally a quick team.
They are also tall compared to the opposing team.
They are good defender in the post.
- The big men might focus in the post. Redick might be left open beyond the arch.

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versus

RED TEAM (Armstrong / Dixon / Batum)
+ They are a complete package. Each player's skills fit their position.
+ They might outrun the opposing team.
- They are pretty average at best.

GREEN TEAM (Hollins / Weaver / Cardinal)
+ They are tall.
+ They might win the rebounding game.
- They are slow compared to the other team.

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versus

RED TEAM (Smith / Bowen / Speights)
+ They make up a defensive machine.
- They don't shoot well.
- They don't have anyone to handle the ball.

GREEN TEAM (Thomas / Jones / Wafer)
+ Wafer and Jones can enjoy the midrange.
+ They will have a good midrange game if the other team fails to defend them.
- They lack defense.
- They lack rebounding.

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versus

RED TEAM (Petro / Ross / Balkman)
They will score inside easily.
Balkman and Ross have their defensive game.
They don't shoot well.

GREEN TEAM (Koufos / House / Radmanovic)
They are good shooters. Especially beyond the arch.
They are tall.
They might forget their D's.

[akokulit]

I like the idea of this. The prediction game is a total ripoff but... 1. A 2. A 3. B 4. B

The prediction game might be a ripoff but it's a very simple idea. Just like the wheel.

[C-77]

1.A
2.A
3.A
4.B

these are my predictons

[Cartar]

1.A
2.A
3.A
4.B

[Martti.]

1. a
2. a
3. b
4. b

Nice previews!